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Investor76
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YC S09Serial FounderUnicorn FounderAcquiredRaised $1B+5,000+ EmployeesAngel InvestorOn Wikipedia
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- Raised $9.4B total across founded companies, including $6.9B in Stripe's largest SEC-verified offering.
- Exit: Auctomatic was acquired (founded 2007, exited 2008).
Founder score
- 99%Probability of being accurate (99%)Current founder and CEO of Stripe, co-founded in 2010.
- 99%Probability of being accurate (99%)Stripe is a Y Combinator S09 alum.
- 99%Probability of being accurate (99%)Stripe was co-founded with his brother John Collison.
- 99%Probability of being accurate (99%)Wikipedia page exists for Patrick Collison, confirming public notability.
- 95%Probability of being accurate (95%)Raised $9.4B total across founded companies, including $6.9B in Stripe's largest SEC-verified offering.
- 95%Probability of being accurate (95%)Past founder of Auctomatic, founded in 2007.
- 85%Probability of being accurate (85%)Exit: Auctomatic was acquired (founded 2007, exited 2008).
- 60%Probability of being accurate (60%)Stack Overflow account identified for Patrick Collison with 36 reputation.
- 30%Probability of being accurate (30%)Founded lnkd.in, which is ranked #454 in the Majestic Million.
- 15%Probability of being accurate (15%)Founded digg.com, which is ranked #530 in the Majestic Million.
- 10%Probability of being accurate (10%)Founded techtimes.com, which is ranked #3,731 in the Majestic Million.
Investor score
- 92%Probability of being accurate (92%)Publicly identified as an angel investor with a portfolio of approximately 30 companies.
- 88%Probability of being accurate (88%)Portfolio company Bridge was acquired by Stripe for $1.1B.
- 85%Probability of being accurate (85%)Has made approximately 30 active angel investments including Retool, ALT, Pacific Fusion, Cortex, and Anysphere.
- 80%Probability of being accurate (80%)Portfolio company Auctomatic was acquired (undisclosed value).
- 75%Probability of being accurate (75%)Has been investing since at least 2007, giving approximately 18 years of investing experience.
- 35%Probability of being accurate (35%)Identified researcher on OpenAlex with h-index 8 and 292 citations.
What you likely need
Patrick Collison is one of the most accomplished active founders in the world, leading Stripe — a $91.5B private company processing $1T+ in payments annually — while also co-founding Arc Institute and actively angel investing. His primary near-term opportunity is navigating Stripe's IPO decision and continuing to compound his investor reputation as a strategic infrastructure backer. His profile is exceptionally strong across both founder and investor dimensions.
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- positioningDevelop a clear public narrative around Stripe's IPO timeline, as the market is watching and the 'staying private' stance needs ongoing justification to retain top talent and investor confidence.
- positioningPublish or authorize a curated list of your angel investments to increase deal flow quality — your infrastructure-investor thesis (Retool, Anysphere, Pacific Fusion) is compelling and underexposed.
- fundraisingLeverage your network to raise a larger endowment for Arc Institute, which at 212 employees is scaling rapidly and could benefit from a formal capital campaign targeting philanthropic tech founders.
- hiringStripe's 29.7% YoY headcount growth signals aggressive hiring — prioritize building a structured university recruiting pipeline, especially given your MIT connection and YC network.
- positioningDouble down on public thought leadership around Stripe's stablecoin and crypto stack (Bridge, Privy, Tempo) to establish Stripe as the definitive infrastructure layer for the on-chain economy before competitors do.
- introsUse Stripe's agent-economy positioning (Stripe Projects, DX for AI agents) to broker introductions between your portfolio companies and the leading AI labs you already work with (OpenAI, Anthropic).
- tacticalExpand Fast Grants and the New Aesthetics grant program into a more formal philanthropic vehicle — your co-investment with Tyler Cowen signals a repeatable model for high-leverage science funding.